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send shivers down someone's spine (terrify)
verb

dar um frio na barrigaverb

settle someone's hash (To physically or verbally subdue someone.)
verb

por alguém em seu devido lugarverb

shoot one's mouth off (make reckless or exaggerated statements)
verb

falar da boca para foraverb

falar da boca pra foraverb

falar merdaverb

show one's true colors (to reveal how one really is)
verb
[UK: ʃəʊ wʌnz truː ˈkʌ.lərz]
[US: ˈʃoʊ wʌnz ˈtruː ˈkʌ.lərz]

mostrar sua verdadeira caraverb

snap one's fingers (create a sound with one's fingers)
verb
[UK: snæp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡəz]
[US: ˈsnæp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡərz]

estalar os dedosverb

speak one's mind (to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly)
verb
[UK: spiːk wʌnz maɪnd]
[US: ˈspiːk wʌnz ˈmaɪnd]

não ter papas na línguaverb

stick one's tongue out (to push one's tongue out)
verb

mostrar a línguaverb

stone's throw (short distance)
noun
[UK: ˈstəʊnz.ˈθrəʊ]
[US: ˈstəʊnz.ˈθrəʊ]

pedradanoun
{f}

take one's hat off to (to remove one's hat as sign of respect)
verb

tirar o chapéu paraverb

take one's leave (say goodbye)
verb
[UK: teɪk wʌnz liːv]
[US: ˈteɪk wʌnz ˈliːv]

despedir-severb

take to one's heels (to flee or run away)
verb
[UK: teɪk tuː wʌnz hiːlz]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈtuː wʌnz ˈhiːlz]

pôr os pés em polvorosaverb

thorn in someone's side noun

pedra no sapatonoun

shoe)noun
{f}

stone innoun
{f}

to one's knowledge preposition

pelo que alguém sabepreposition

turn in one's grave (be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased)
verb
[UK: tɜːn ɪn wʌnz ɡreɪv]
[US: ˈtɝːn ɪn wʌnz ˈɡreɪv]

girar-se na sua sepulturaverb

turn one's coat (to turn against a previous affiliation of allegiance)
verb
[UK: tɜːn wʌnz ˈkəʊt]
[US: ˈtɝːn wʌnz ˈkoʊt]

virar a casacaverb

under one's belt (within one's experience)
preposition

nas costaspreposition

under someone's nose (visible)
preposition

debaixo do narizpreposition

up one's sleeve (hidden, in reserve)
preposition

na mangapreposition

vent one's spleen (to openly express pent-up anger)
verb

desabafarverb

descontar em alguémverb

vote with one's feet (to express one's preferences through one's actions)
verb

votar com os pésverb

warm the cockles of someone's heart (to provide happiness to someone)
verb

aquecer o coraçãoverb

wash one's hands of (absolve oneself of responsibility)
verb
[UK: wɒʃ wʌnz hændz əv]
[US: ˈwɑːʃ wʌnz ˈhændz əv]

lavar as mãosverb

redimir-se deverb

watch one's mouth verb

prestar atenção ao que dizverb

wet one's whistle (to have a drink)
verb
[UK: wet wʌnz ˈwɪs.l̩]
[US: ˈwet wʌnz ˈwɪs.l̩]

molhar a gargantaverb

work someone's ass off (to cause (someone) to work excessively)
verb

tirar o couro deverb

work someone's ass off (to work excessively)
verb

dar duroverb

wrap around one's little finger (to successfully control or influence)
verb

encoleirarverb

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